Egg-carrier.



A. H. ARMSTRONG.

EGG CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12. 1915,

Patented Sept. 1 2 S H E E TS-S H E A. H. ARMSTRONG.

EGG CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY12.1915.

LQRWRMD Patnted Sept. 11, 1917.

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EGG-CARRIER.

v To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR H. ARM- STRONG, a citizen of the United States, re.- siding at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Egg-Carriers;.and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the characters of reference marked'thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, andwhich said drawings constitute part of this application, and represent, in.'

Figure 1 a side view partly in section of an egg carrier constructed in accordance with my invention.

. Fig. 2 a broken top view of the same.

Fig.3 a broken side view illustrating a modified form of egg support embodying my inventi0n.'

Fig. 4c a plan view of a portion of the supporting sheet shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 av broken plan modified form of supporting member.

Fig. 6 an edge view of the same. i

This invention relates to an improvement in egg carriers and particularly to carriers or tiers of sections formed by paper partitions, the object being to provide a cheap and efiicient resilient support for eggs as they are packed in cases for transportation, and I accomplish this object by the construction and arrangement of parts as hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, the novelfeatures of my invention being pointed out in the annexed claims.

The egg carrier case tov which my inven-- tion is applied, is constructed of the usual form, comprising an outer box 1 of suflicient strength and rigidity to withstand the rough usage incident taining a series of .cardboard partitions '2 formingrectangular cells of the proper size to receive an egg, as shown at 3, Fig. 1. In Fig. 1 I have shown a case containing two tiers of cells, one superimposed upon the other, and separated by a partition embodying my present invention contacting surface for the resilient supports placed upon the bottom 4 of the egg case and also beneath the top or cover 5.

Lam aware that it has been proposed to provide resilient supports for eggs in trans- Specification of Letters Patent.

view of anotherto transportation, and conand providing "a ends of eggs coni tained in thecells. I also provide similar Patented Sept. Jill, 191W.

Application filed May 12, 1915. Serial No. 27,688, I

portation by means of metal springs arranged to bear against the ends of the egg; also that it has been proposed to employ a cushion of some suitable material, such as felt. The use of springs is expensive. They render the cases bulky owing to the space they require to form an efiicient cushion, and di culty is experienced in maintaining the proper contact with the egg so that the pressure of the spring is applied. in an axial line. A cushion of felt by long continued use becomes matted by compression and loses its a resilient character. It is the object of my present invention to provide an efficient cushion for the egg requiring but little room in the, case, and so inexpensive that, if discarded or lost, the cost of replacement will be negligible.

11 carrying my invention into preferably place upon the bottom of the case a sheet of cardboard 6 fitting the interior of the case. .Upon'this I place a second sheetof cardboard 'Z, in which I form a series of raised elastic prongs 8 arranged about a common center and registering with each of the egg cells formed by the partitions 2. Each set of elastic prongs forms an I individual cushion contacting with the end of the egg contained in the egg cell. group of elastic prongs 8 is formed, in the present instance, by cutting eight slits, Fig. 2, formingeight triangular prongs 8 with their apices converging. The cardboard in a moistened state is then molded between suitable dies by which four of the triangular prongs 8 are raised and four depressed, forming upon each prong a beveled section 10 and a horizontal tip 11, as shown in sectional'view in Fig. l. The cardboard from which the elastic prongs 8 are molded is of suitable texture to give suitable resiliency .to the prongs so that, as they are bent by the pressure of the egg upon their tips, as

shown at 12, 12, Fig. 1, they will return to their original form when the pressure is reis duplicated at the top of the box. I

In order to separate the successive tiers of egg cells, I employ a similar sheet, and preferably these sheets will have a central bar 13 between the prongs as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, which bar prevents the deformation of the material at the base of'the deflected portions. By the use of cardboard shaving the proper resilient quality when Each '7 I tier. Y cardboard 2O strips of elastic cardboard 21 sheet 20, which limits egg sufiicient to prevent breakage during any jar or concussion imparted to the case.

The prongs will also possess suflicient resiliency, if cardboard of the proper character is employed, to'serve the purpose o ions for long continued use. In the molded form of the prongs 8, while in a moistened state, the cardboard becomes stretched, and when again dried the original elasticity of the cardboard is not only restored but is increased, due to the raised form of the prongs.

In Figs. 1 and 2 I have illustrated, and

described above, one form of constructing the elastic prongs by which my invention is I do not confine myself,

carried into effect.

however, to the specific detailsof construcvarious modification as above descrlbed, as

tions may be adopted without departing from the spirit of my invention. ne of these modifications I have illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, which consists in the use of a central sheet of cardboard 16, over one edge of which a sheet 17 is folded. The sheet 17 is double the size of the sheet 16 and has a double series of groups of. elastic prongs forming cushions for two adjacent tiers of egg cells, the prongs 18 forming a contactsurface for the eggs in the lower tier and the prongs 19 for the eggs in the upper Another modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6 consists in attaching to a sheet of having intersecting slits 22. The points of intersection of the slits 22 are arranged to register with the center of the egg cells in the case, and the strips 21 are glued to the sheet 20 and bent at right angles at 23, 24, to bring the horizontal sections 25 containing the slits 22 above the sheet 20, inorder to provide a space for the deflection of the triangular sections or prongs formed by the slits 22 .without their contacting with the the movement of the cushprongs and thereby the movement of the eggs. These sheets 20 with the superimposed strips 21 are placed one below and one above each layer of eggs, the upper sheet being reversed so that the ends of the eggs are supported by the prongs formed by the slits 22. The sheet 20 limits the deflection of theprongs and the movements of the eggs. By the above described method of construction I produce aseries of elastic triangular prongs by means of the slits 22, capable of yielding to the pressure of the egg without the expense of molding the sheet as in Figs. -1 and 2.

While I have shown and described the egg shown supporting devices of my invention as made 1. In an egg carrier comprising an egg cell, a sheet material, egg-supportingmember formed with prongs deflected out of the plane of the said sheet and into said cell, the points of the prongs providinga resilient support for the egg, and means for limiting the movement of the said prongs.

2. In an egg carrier, an egg supporting member formed from a sheet of material folded upon itself the upper fold of said member having portions thereof deflected above the plane of the sheet and the lower fold having portions deflected below the plane 'of the said sheet, whereby resilient supports are formed on each side of said member, and a central sheet between the folds to limit the deflected portions.-

' a 3. In an egg carrier, the combination with series of'egg cells arranged one above the other. of a supporting member formed'from sheet material, said member having portlons thereof deflected above and below the plane of said member, said deflected portions projecting into adjacent cells, and means for preventing deformation of the sheet at the base of the said deflected portions.

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I-IUR H. ARMSTRONG. 

